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LETTERS: `MINOT UPSHOT'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/97)
To the editor: Oh, shed no tears for Kelly Flinn Who say young Marc and sought to sin: Dakota nights are long and cold. He'd be a comfort she could hold To cheer her heart and warm her bed. "Forget the wife," sees what was said. "You're flirting with a lost career,...
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DAV WILL GIVE $1,000 FOR FREEDOM CORNER RENOVATION
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
The brick pillars of Freedom Corner are $1,000 closer to their original stature of 1942. The $1,000, donated by the Disabled American Veterans, will help the Cape Girardeau American Legion Post 63 renovate the war memorial that adorns the entrance of Capaha Park...
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QUALITIES OF LIFE, CAPE GIRARDEAU; SPECIAL REPORT: CULTURAL/RECREATION; PARTICIPATION IN CHURCH, LEISURE ACTIVITIES ON THE RISE IN CITY
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
People in Cape Girardeau are finding themselves at the park, at the theater, in the library and at church in ever-growing numbers. According to the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Quality of Life report, the number of churches has been growing steadily, park lands and facilities are up and the amount of revenue the city's cultural centers collect has been growing every year since 1990...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/30/97)
WE ARE calling in reference to Russell Heights Cemetery. We are very angry that we purchased lots and now someone has decided to plant a tree near our lot. Through the years, we hate to think what our stones will look like. We feel we purchased these lots for the very reason that no trees were planted near or around our lots. ...
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NO NEED FOR DELAYS IN SEX CASE AGAINST CLINTON
(Editorial ~ 05/30/97)
Some of the Teflon that has rebuffed virtually every legal assault on the Clinton administration rubbed off this week when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled -- unanimously -- that the Constitution doesn't shield a sitting president from lawsuits over actions that are unrelated to his official duties...
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LA FETE FRANCAISE SCORES WELL IN FIRST-EVER CELEBRATION
(Editorial ~ 05/30/97)
The maiden celebration of La Fete Francaise attracted considerable interest this past weekend, in spite of uncooperative weather. This region's rich ties to French exploration and development were highlights of the event, which reached from St. Louis to Ste. Genevieve to Cape Girardeau...
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LETTERS: CONSIDER THE SOURCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/97)
To the editor: Gertrude Himmelfarb, history professor and writer of the much-admired "The demoralization of Society," writes of college libraries and the electronic revolution in the Phi Beta Kappa Review. She is unhappy with much of what she finds. ...
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LETTERS: BALANCED-BUDGET SUPPORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/97)
To the editor: It's time to give credit where credit is due. On May 20, Mack Brushwood of Columbia and I paid a visit to Capitol Hill and met with U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond and U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof to thank them for their work on the bipartisan balanced-budget agreement. ...
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FISH EYES WAY TO DEAL WITH INFLUX OF RECIPIENTS
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Welfare reform affects everything, even the FISHes. The volunteer FISH organization will adjust some procedures to accommodate an anticipated growing number of recipients, former FISH president the Rev. William Burke said. FISH volunteers met Thursday night at their 17th annual banquet to install new officers and see where the organization is headed for the next fiscal year...
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ROBINSON RECOGNIZED FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Mitch Robinson, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association, has been named Missouri's Professional Economic Developer of the Year. Robinson received the award from the Missouri Industrial Development Council Thursday night, just four days before his fourth anniversary with the Cape Girardeau recruitment association...
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`THUMBS UP': THUMBPRINT CHECK SYSTEM EFFECTIVELY CUTS FRAUD
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Bank and law enforcement officials and members of the Missouri Bankers Association give "thumbs up" to a new check-passing identification method. The Thumbprint Signature Program, which was introduced in Missouri in January, serves as a deterrent to fraud, said Carol Barnett of the Missouri Bankers Association...
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BRIDGE REPAIRS PROPOSED; BOND, EMERSON SEEK FEDERAL FUNDS
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Congress needs to set aside $500 million to $800 million a year to repair and replace the nation's obsolete and structurally deficient bridges, two lawmakers said Thursday. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson have sponsored legislation to provide such funding as part of the new federal highway bill...
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QUALITIES OF LIFE, CAPE GIRARDEAU; SPECIAL REPORT: CULTURAL/RECREATION; CITY BACKS CHURCHES, CULTURE
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Cape Girardeans strongly support their churches, library, parks and cultural facilities, showed a Qualities of Life survey conducted by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Keith Russell, co-chairman of the QOL committee, said committee members were "pleasantly surprised" by information that indicates strong and steady growth in those areas...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: PROOF! YOU'RE NOT GETTING OLDER; YOU'RE JUST GETTING BETTER
(Column ~ 05/30/97)
The next time you see the white-haired editor, go ahead and tell him he looks better in person than in his weekly photo. Every writer thinks every word he puts in every sentence in every paragraph is inspired, if not by the Almighty, then by some muse who is immune to the picky needling of ordinary folks -- like editors...
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RED CROSS PLROGRAM, LEARN-SERVE, TO END AS FUNDING RUNS OUT
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Laurie Primonato, 16, wants to be a doctor. She is well on her way. Primonato has been teaching first-aid techniques and CPR to children thanks to the American Red Cross Learn and Serve program. The community program has trained more than 35 young people in this area and has reached more than 3,000 people in through community educational programs...
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UNUSUAL ITEMS AT AUCITON
(Local News ~ 05/30/97)
Organizers of Saturday's second annual Sugar Shaker dinner-auction-dance for the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, said tickets can still be purchased. More than 100 people have bought tickets to the event, which will have some unusual auction items...
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CAPE LEGION TO DEBUT UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
(College Sports ~ 05/30/97)
It is with equal parts apprehension, nervousness and excitement that Ron Michel takes over the Cape Girardeau American Legion baseball program that for so long had been the domain of local baseball legend Doc Yallaly. Last summer marked Yallaly's 40th -- and final -- season as manager of the squad. Although he will still be involved with the program, he has passed the manager's torch over to Michel, one of Yallaly's 1996 coaches and a guy with a pretty impressive baseball resume himself...
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JACKSON FORMS SR. LEGION TEAM; CHAFFEE EXPECTS STRONG SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/97)
JACKSON -- Tom Campbell says he and his players couldn't be more excited to field Jackson's first American Legion baseball team in a number of years. "It's been a long time since Jackson had a team," said Campbell, the squad's coach. "I couldn't tell you how many years. Somebody said it was 25, 26 years ago. I don't know if that's exact or not, but I know it's been a while...
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HAWKS ROLL ON WITH SLIM-WIN APPROACH
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/97)
STEELE -- One thing is becoming very apparent regarding Kelly High's baseball team. You just don't want to get in a close game with the Hawks. Kelly recorded its fourth consecutive narrow postseason victory Thursday afternoon -- and as a result the Hawks are in the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history...
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LANCERS `CROSS' OFF LADY TIGERS 1-0; CENTRAL SEASON ENDS IN SECTIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/97)
FENTON -- One mis-aimed kick from over 25 yards away was all it took to end perfection. Lafayette freshman Jen Cross, aiming for the far post, fired a free kick through the diving arms of Cape Girardeau Central goalie Amy Harris on the near post side with 15 minutes left in the first half of Thursday's sectional high school girls soccer game on the artificial turf of the Anheuser-Busch Sports Complex...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO TRACK ATHLETES PROVISIONALLY QUALIFY FOR NCAAs
(College Sports ~ 05/30/97)
Southeast Missouri State University track athletes Shannon O'Dell and Randy Johnson will find out Saturday afternoon whether or not they will compete in the NCAA Championships June 4-7 at Indiana University. O'Dell provisionally qualified in the 400-meter hurdles last Saturday at Georgia Tech when she timed a school-record 59.26 seconds. ...
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BRIEFLY: REDDICK, STAUSE WIN AT SEMO HORSESHOE EVENT
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/97)
Carl Reddick and Karen Stause won the SEMO Horseshoe Association's tournament held last weekend at the Jackson KC Hall. Lachelle Cook and Ginara Rehkop placed second and Bob Burnett and Rose Kern finished third. The next tournament will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Schindler's in New Hamburg...
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JERRY MITCHELL
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
SIKESTON -- Jerry Richard Mitchell, 63, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1934, at Illmo, son of Liston and Iva Hutchason Mitchell. Mitchell served more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include four brothers, Jack Mitchell of Sikeston, Liston Mitchell of Chaffee, James Mitchell of San Jose, Calif., Joe Mitchell of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Betty Yant of Sikeston, and Janet Latham of St. Louis...
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EZRA TATUM
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Ezra Lee "Buster" Tatum, 77, of East Prairie died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at East Prairie Nursing Center. He was born April 22, 1920, in Mississippi County, son of John and May Sams Morgan Tatum. Tatum was a retired farmer. Survivors include three brothers, James Tatum of Anniston, J.C. Tatum of Wyatt, Charles Tatum of East Prairie; and a sister, Melodye Sykes of Cuba...
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GERALD CLARK
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
DEXTER -- Gerald A. Clark, 26, of Dexter died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1971, in Rockford, Ill., son of Lyman and Deloris Stroud Clark. He and Amanda Smith were married July 17, 1993, at Poplar Bluff. Clark lived at Dexter most of his life. He was a carpenter, retiring because of ill health. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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NORMAN J. KAY
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
CHAFFEE -- Norman J. Kay, 90, of Chaffee, died Thursday May 29, 1997, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel. Funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee. Interment will be in St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery in Chaffee...
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BERNARD SCHNURBUSCH SR.
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Bernard L. "Barney" Schnurbusch Sr., 73, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in the Emergency Room at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 10, 1924, at Apple Creek, son of Benjamin and Ida Leible Schnurbusch. He and Bernice G. Bingenheimer were married March 31, 1951...
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VERNA SAWYER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Verna E. Sawyer, 82, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at Perry Oaks Healthcare. She was born May 14, 1915, in St. Louis, daughter of Edward M. and Emma Popp Hoehn. She and Oliver E. Sawyer were married Dec. 31, 1938. He died Nov. 16, 1978...
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ROSA HARDWICK
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
Funeral service for Rosa Nell Hardwick of Festus will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Randy Casey will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Hardwick, 80, died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal City...
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BRADLEY BROWN
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
Al Bradley Brown, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ANNIE IVIE
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Annie Ivie, 85, of New Madrid, formerly of East Prairie, died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at New Madrid Nursing Center. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/30/97)
Son to Terry and Lynett Brocaw of Wildwood, St. John's Mercy Hospital, 2:03 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 1997. Name, Troy Don. Weight, 9 pounds. First child. Mrs. Brocaw is the former Lynett Wiggs, daughter of Marilyn Wiggs and Leon Wiggs of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Strata Corp. in St. Louis. Brocaw is the son of Larry and Bobbie Brocaw of Hot Springs Village, Ark. He is employed by Southwestern Bell in St. Louis...
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ALVIN HOWELL
(Obituary ~ 05/30/97)
DELTA -- Alvin Howell, 80, of Delta died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 23, 1916 in Holland, son of John and Betty King Howell. He married Minnie McGee on Oct. 6, 1933, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 22, 1995...
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